emscripten-core / emscripten-core/emscripten

Python version specified in Download and install page

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Description

The Download and Install page states that at least Python 3.8 or newer is required to install Emscripten. That might be true - the installation succeeds with Python version 3.9 - but after installation "emcc --version" crashes with a syntax error in a Python script. Installing Python version 3.14 resolved the issue. It might be recommendable to specify on this page the Python version actually required to run emcc.

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Research direction

Start with the repository’s Download and Install page and reproduce the reported behavior by running emcc --version under the documented Python versions. Verify which Python version is required to run emcc, then update that page so the installation and runtime requirement is accurate.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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